Weighing-scale.



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WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED IAR. 4. i915.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

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WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED n.4, m5.

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0. C. REEVES.

WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLICATION FlLED mun-4.1915.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORWELL C. REEVES, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TOLEDO SCALE COMPANY, OF

TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW J EBSEY.

WEIGHING-SCALE.

Application filed March 4, 1915. Serial No. 11,949.

I To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORWELL C. REEvEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State, of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weighing-Scales, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to weighing s cales, and has for an object to provide a scale having indicating means arranged to conveniently and accurately indicate the net, gross, and tare weights of articles being weighed, so that all of these various weights can be immediately ascertained by the operator.

Furthermore, this invention provides a means for indicating multiple weighings,

wherein packages or articles may be separately weighed without necessitating the removal of any of them from the scale platform until all have been Weighed, thereby enabling the operator to keep together and intact an invoice of goods for delivery or shipment; or for accurately weighing the several ingredients that enter into a compound of medicine, a mixture of bread, cake,

etc., or the formula of an alloy of metals, the compounding whereof may be .performed without necessitating the removal of the container or holding vessel from the scale platform. I

A further object of this invention is to provide a scale having a plurality of indicator hands positioned and arranged to accurately indicate the weights of articles placedupon the scale platform, one or more of said indicating hands being adjustable relatively to the other or others of said indicating hands, enabling the operator to re set one or more of the indicator hands from any desired position without disturbing the position of the remaining indicator hands. A further object of the invention is to provide a scale thatwhil'e well adapted to indicate net, gross, and tareweights may be also used as an ordinary weighing machine, indicating in the usual manner only the gross weight of an article placed upon the scale I platform, without requiring any change or adjustment in the indicating mechanism of the weighing scale or any other part thereof. .f

With the above and other objects in, View Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

consists in the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts to be hereinaf-ter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the'subjoined claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of -my invention, and wherein similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion of a scale showing an embodiment of myinvention, and portraying in full lines the position of the indicator hands after a 50 pound weight has been placed on the platform and the ads justable indicator hand reset to zero or normal position. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the center of the weighing and indicating mechanism of the scale, the

indicator hands being shown in normal posit'ion. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail elevationof portions of my improved weighing scale. Fig. #4; is an enlarged detail view showing in side elevation the arrangement of the indicatorhands rela'vely to the indicator shaft, and Fig. 5 is a front elevation, of the upper portion of a scale showing another embodiment of my invention wherein a supplemental inner chart or series of graduations arranged in a counter- ,clockwise direction is employed.

In the drawings, 5 designates a scale housing adapted to incl-use the weighing mechanism of the scale, and supported u on a suitable column 6, the lower end of w ich is associated with the platform of the scale (notshown). The weighingmechanism of the scale in the embodiments herein shown comprises a rectangular frame having four vertical pillars 7 suitably supported from the wall of the scale housing and secured together at the tap and bottom by cross-pieces 8. The pillars 7, as'herein shown, form bearings or tracks for roaker segments. 9 which have rolling contact thereon, being supported in 1 .osition by flexible ribbons 10 of steel or other suitable material fastened to the lower ends of the segments, as at 11, and at their upper ends to the pillars, being thus interposed between the pillars and the segments at every position of the latter. 30, to receive small adjustable weights for The segments 9 are suitably secured in the accurately counterbalancing the hand. (See vertically-movable frame 12, which serves Fig. 1). V to connect the several segments!) with each As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the hub 26 of other and through the medium of the pivotthe fixed indicator hand 27 is provided with ally mounted central rod 13 and the resilient a forwardly extended threaded portion 31 connecting member 14 (see Fig. 3) with the adapted to engage the internally threaded indicating mechanism of the scale. Au portion of the projecting shaft 32 to secure ranged adjacent the supporting segments 9 said shaft in alinement with the indicator are somewhat'larger segments 15 which are shaft 22, the forward extremity of said also suitably mounted in the vertically- .,s-l1aft 32 projecting through an aperture in movable frame 12, said segmentsextending the inclosing glass plate 60 and being at their periphery between the pillars 7 at formed withexternal threads for the recepthe opposite sides of the rectangular frame tion of an adjusting nut 33, for a purpose and are connected at their upper ends, as at to be hereinafter set forth. The shaft 32 is 16, to metallic ribbons 17 which extend over provided with a flange 34 to the forward the irregular faces of thesegments and are face of which is suitably affixed a disk 35 attached at their lower ends, 'as at 18, to an of soft leather,rubberor other friction-proequalizer-bar'lfi), as clearly shown in Figs. ducing substance. I 1 and 3. The equalizer-bar 19 is suitably The adjustable indicator hand 36 is seconnected as by means of a hook-rod 2,0 and cure'd'upon a sleeve 37 slidable on the shaft the lU-shaped yoke 21 to theplatform levers 32 and is clamped between the flange 38 of (not shown) supporting the scale platform said sleeve and a collar 39, which collar may (not shown). It is to be understood that carry on'its rear face a disk of frictionany suitable platform 01' platform lever producing material adapted to co -act with mechanism may be employed in connection the friction disk 35. At'its forward exwith the weighing mechanism-ofthe scale, tremity the sleeve 37 is flared and expanded the weighing mechanism hereinjs hown beinto a. knurled knob 40 and within this ing designed to operate when employed in knurled extension is arranged a cdil s'pring various forms of scales, as, for example, in 41 normally pressing the friction disks 35 portable, dormant, or hanging scalesand 39 into contact with each' other, the Further, it is 'to be understood that this opposite end of the spring bearing against invention is not necessarily restricted to use the sleeve 37 and the adjustable nut 33, the with weighing mechanism of the character adjustments of the nut 33. upon the threaded herein shown, any suitable mechanism arextremity of the shaft 32 regulating the tenranged to counterbalance'a load placed on sion of the spring. the scale platform and accurately drive an A disk 42 of soft iron or other magnetic indicator shaft through a proportionateare material issuitably secured to rotate with to indicate the weight thereof being capable the indicator shaft 22, and immediately adof use in connection with my invent-ion, jacent the periphery of the disk 42 is arvarious mechanisms well known in the scale ranged the soft iron nose of a magnetic art being fully capable of performing the clutch or brake 43, which, as herein shown, required functions. The embodiment here-. is secured upon a horizontal base44 which in illustrated has, however, been found7 to is pivoted," as at 45, to one of the pillars 7 successfully demonstrate the capabilities of of the rectangular frame. The adjusting this invention, and it is therefore illustrated bolt 46 is suitably mounted adjacent the free as a preferred form of weighing mechanism. end of the base 44 to regulate the distance An indicator shaft 22 is mounted conbetween the soft iron nose of themagnetic centrically of the dial 23 and carries a pinion clutch or brake 43 and the periphery of the 24 arranged to mesh with a vertically disdisk 42. posed rack 25 connected by the resilient con- As shown'in Fig. 1, an electro-magnet is necting member 14 to the vertically-movmounted adjacent the periphery of the dial able frame 12. 23 havingits pole-piece 47 arranged so that At its forward extremity the shaft 22 is its central portion is in direct alinement with reduced, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and carthe zero indication of said dial, said elecrles the hub v26 of a fixed indicator hand tro-magnet serving to automaticallv center 27, the hub 26 being keyed or otherwise suitthe adjustable hand 36 in alinement with ably secured to the indicator shaft 22 so as the zero indication of the dial when said to always rotate therewith. hand is brought within the magnetic field of The hub 26 is formed with a circular the electro-magnet, thehand36 being prefflange 28 co-acting with acollar 29 in posi erably formed with a circular extension 48 tioning the indicator hand 27, which hand carrying a projection 49 of soft iron or other s preferably formed of sheet metal, and ad- .magnetic material. The electro-magnet and acent its pivotal point is expanded into a the magnetic clutch or brake 43 are formed plate whlch 1s appropriately slotted, as at with suitable wiring connections, and, as

herein shown, are connected by wires 50 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. l) in circuit with each other and the batteries 52 carried Within the scale housing, a switch 51, which may be of the well known push-button type, normally maintaining the circuit open, the :ircu'it being closed by pressing the button 53 whenever it is desired to energize the magnetic clutch or brake 43 and the electromagnet, as hereinafter set forth.

In the operation of the scale, when it is desired to utilize the scale as a net, gross, and tare Weight indicator, the container, such as a. box or holding vessel is first placed upon the scale platform and both of the indicating hands 27 and 36 are rotated by the weighing mechanism until the Weight of the container is indicated on the dial 23, the spring 41 forcing the sleeve 37 and the adjustable hand 36 carried thereby into close contact with the friction disk 35 carried by the flange 34: of the shaft 32 so that the hand 36 is frictionally driven in conjunction with the indicator shaft 22 and the hand 27 fixed thereon. The indicator hand 36 is then manually returned to the zero position as follows: The push-button 53 is pressed, closing the electrical circuit to energize the magnetic clutch or brake 43 and the electromagnet 47, the soft iron nose of the clutch 43 engaging the periphery of the soft iron disk 42 and locking said disk and indicator shaft 22 with its fixed hand 27 in the position indicatingthe weight of the container on the scale platform, whereupon the operator grasps the knurled knob 40, sliding the sleeve 37 forward upon the shaft 32 to disengage the collar 39 uponsaid sleeve from the friction disk 35, and then rotating the knob 40 and the hand 36,to the zero position, the electro-magnet 47 serving to automatically aline-this hand 36 with the zero indication on the dial when the soft iron projection 49 on said handenters the magnetic field of the electro-magnet. The commodity to be weighed is then placed in the container, whereupon the hands 27 and 36' are again rotated until the weight of the commodities are ofi'set, and the'net weight of this commodity may be then read on the dial under the pointer of theindicato1=hand 36, which had previously been returned to the zero positionfon the dial, and the gross weight of the container and commodity may be read on the dial under the pointer of the fixed hand 27. The tarez'. 6., the weight of the containeris, of course, shown between the fixed and adjustable hands. For example, if a container of 50 pounds is first placed on the scale platform, the two indicator hands 27 and 36 will simultaneously move to the 50 pound graduation on the dial. The push-button is then pressed, the magnetic clutch locking the fixed hand 27 in registration with the 50 pound graduation,

and the adjustable hand 36 is manually returned to register with the zerograduation on the dial. If now, 30 pounds of a given commodity is placed in the container, the two hands 27 and 36 will advance in a clockwise direction until they have respectively reached the positions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1z'. 6., the adjustable hand 36, which had been previously returned to zero, will register 30 pounds on the dial (the net weight) and the fixed hand 27 will be moved until it registers 80 pounds on the dial, the total weight of the container and commodity. The tare, or weight of the container, 50 pounds, is shown as the difference between the 30 and 80 pound registrations of the adjustable and fixed hands respectively.

Now the weighing of articles can readily be continued without removing the articles already on the platform, as, for example, the adjustable hand is again returned to zero on the dial after the push-button 53 has been pressed to lock the fixed hand27 in registration with the 80 pound graduation on the dial, and a weight of, say, 100 pounds could be placed on the scale platform and the adjustable hand 36 would be moved until it registered with the 100 pound graduation on the dial (indicating the last weighing) and the fixed hand 27 would be moved until it registered with the 180 pound graduation on the dial, the total of weight on the platform of the scale. This operation can be repeatedly performed until the full capacity of the dial has beenmeached, and in case the scale is also equipped with tare and increased capacity beams, the weights thus totaled can be transferred to the tare and increased caiacity beams, thereby returning both the fixed and adjustable hands into registration with the zero graduation on the dial and separate weighings and additions could be continued to the full weighing capacity of the scale.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, a second chart or inner series of graduations 23 arrangedin a counter-clockwise direction or in the opposite direction from the weight graduations 23 adjacent the periphery of the dial is provided for a purpose now to be set forth; WVhen it is desired to use a cask, box, or similar container repeatedly with varied amounts of commodities within the container, the method of procedure could be as follows: The cask, box, or like container is first-placed upon the scale platform and its weight ascertained in the usual manner.

'Assume, for example, that the weight of this container is 15 pounds. The adjustable hand 36 is then moved until its inner pointer registers with the 15 pound graduation on the inner chart 23 whereupon, after the cask or like containerwith, say, 25 pounds of a desired commodity placed therein is again placed on the scale, the fixed hand 27,

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which before the second-placing of the cask upon the scale platform registered with zero on the outer chart, will advance in a clockwise direction until it registers with the 4-0 pound graduation on the outer chart, l0 pounds being the total weight upon the scale platform. At the same time, the adjustable hand 36, which before the Weighing was at a point registering with the 15 pound graduation in the rear of the Zero graduation on the outer chart, will advance until its outer pointer registers with the 25 pound graduation on the outer chart, having in the meantime mox'ed exactly the same distance as did the fixed hand 47 in movingfrom the Zero graduation to the 40 pound graduation on the outer chart. It will be evident that since the adjustable hand 36 begins its movement from behind the zero on the outer chart, it will terminate its movement at a point as much behind the new position of the fixed hand as it was spaced from this fixed hand at the beginning of its weighing stroke. Thus, in the illustration shown in Fig. 5, the fixed hand 27 is shown in full lines registering with zero on the outer chart and the adjustable hand 36'is indicated in full lines as registering with the 15 pound graduation on the inner chart, which corresponds with the 235 pound graduation on the outer chart-i. 0., is behind the zero graduation of the outer chart a distance such that it will require 15 pounds weight upon the scale platform to return the adjustable hand to Zero on the outer chart. lin the dotted line positions shown in Fig. 5, the

fixed and adjustable hands are shown in the positions they would respectively assume after a weight of 40 pounds has been placed upon the scale platform, the fixed hand 27 advancing to the 40 pound graduation and indicating the total or gross weight upon the platform while the adjustable hand 36 advances to a position registering with the 25 pound graduation on the outer dial, and indicating the net weight, of the material placed within a cask or like container weighing 15 pounds. lhe tare weight is shown as the difference between the 25 pounds indicated by the adjustable hand and the 40 pounds indicated by the fixed hand, or if the tare weight of the cask had not previously been noted, it could be readily determined and a check could be established upon theformer reading by noting the position of the adjustable hand 36 behind the zero graduation after the cask and commodity are removed from the scale platform.

As shown in Fig. 5, the push-button 53, used to close the switch 51 in the modification illustrated in Figs. 1% inclusive, may be replaced by a push-button or similar switch-closing means 53 placed in the end of a curved arm 59, which is suitably swiveled so as to be capable of rotation into any desired position relatively to the chart of the scale so as to enable an operator to stand at either side of the scale, or at any desired position before or behind the scale when the weighing is being carried on and yet be in a convenient position to press the push-button 53 to lock the fixed hand in its adjusted position and allow the adjustable hand to be returned, as desired. The electric wires leading to and from the push-button switch 53 will be suitably arranged, as in series, with the magnet 4-? and the magnetic clutch or brake 43.

If it is desired to use the scale for ordinary weighing-i. 6., for indicating only one "While the particular constructions of i this invention herein disclosed are well adapted to illustrate the advantages initially set forth, it is to be understood that many other forms and structures may be employed, this invention being susceptible of many modifications, variations, and changes with. out departing from the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. ln a scale and in combination with the weighingmechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the weighing mechanism, means for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, and means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand.

2. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the weighing mechanism, electrically-actuated means for lockin one of said indicator hands in any ad usted position, an d means for moving the other of said 1nd1- cator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand.

3. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands adapted to be driven from the weighing mechanism, electrically-actuated means for locking one of said lndicator hands in any adjusted position, and manually-operated means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand.

4. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands arranged to be simultaneously driven from the weighing mechanism, electrical mechanism and connections whereby one of the indicator hands may be held in any adjusted position, and means for moving the other of said indicator hands while the first-mentioned indicator hand is so held.

5. In a scale and incombination with the weighing mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism comprising a pair of indicatoi hands, one of which is arranged to be driven from the weighing mechanism of the scale, means normally holding the sec ond of said indicator hands in position to be driven from the first-mentioned indicator hand, and means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the firstindicator hand in any adjusted position of the latter.

6. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be rotated upon movement of the weighing mechanism, anindicator hand affixed to said shaft, a second indicator hand arranged to be driven from said shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the shaft, and means for locking the shaft against movement in any adjusted position.

7. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, indicat ing mechanism including a shaft adapted to be rotated-up0n movement of the weighing mechanism, an indicator hand afiixed to said shaft, a second indicator hand arranged tobe driven from said shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the shaft, and electrically-actuated means for locking the shaft against movement in any adjusted position. p

8. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, indicating mechanism including a shaft adapted to be rotated upon movement of-the weighing mechanism, a disk carried by said shaft, a second indicator hand arranged to be driven from said shaft, means for allowing independent movement of the second indicator hand relatively to the shaft, and electrically-actuated means co-acting with said disk for locking the shaft against movement in any adjusted position.

9. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the weighing mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the weighing mechanism, and means for locking one only of said indicator hands in any adjusted position. I

10; In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the weighing mechanism whereby said the weighing mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the weighing mechanism, and a magnetic clutch or brake for locking one only of said indicator hands in any adjusted position.

12. In a scale and in combination with the Weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands, connections therefrom to the weighing mechanism whereby said hands are simultaneously actuated from the weighing mechanism, and means for holding one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, including a disk arranged to bev rotated in conjunction with the indicator hands and a magnetic clutch or brake co-acting with said disk.

13. In a scale, a dial having a chart with weight graduations thereon, a second chart on said dial having similar graduations ex tending in the opposite direction from those of the first-mentioned chart, and a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said charts in indicating Weights, one of said hands being adjustable relatively to the other.

14. In a scale, a dial having a chart with weight graduations thereon, a second .chart on said dial having similar graduations extending in the opposite direction from those of the first-mentioned chart, and a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said charts in indicating weights, one of said hands being adjustable relatively to the other, and means for locking one of said hands in any adjusted position.

15. In a scale, a dial having a chart with weight graduations thereon, a second chart on said dial having similar graduations extending in the opposite direction from those of the first-mentioned chart, and a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said charts in indicating weights, one of said hands being adjustable relatively to the other, and electrically-actuated means for locking one of said hands in any adjusted position.

16. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a shaft adapted. to be rotated'upon movement of the weighing mechanism, an indicator hand affixed to said shaft, a second shaft connected to the first-mentioned shaft to rotate therewith, a friction disk carried by said secondmentioned shaft, *a second indicator hand freely mounted upon the second-mentioned shaft, and means for normally holding the second indicator hand in close contact with 17. In a scale and in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands arranged to be driven upon movement of the weighing mechanism, and means for lockin one of said indicator hands in any positlon, said means including an electric clutch or brake adjacent the indicator hands, and manually-operated switch means for energizing said electric clutch or brake.

18. in a scaleand in combination with the weighing mechanism thereof, a pair of indicator hands arranged to be driven upon movement of the Weighing mechanism, and means for locking one of said indicator hands in any position, said means comprising an electrical circuit including a magnetic clutch or brake arranged adjacent the indicator hands, and a switch arranged in position to be manually actuated to complete the circuit.

19. In a scale, a chart having weight indications thereon, a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said chart to indicate weights, electric means for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, said means including a switch arranged to he moved relatively to said chart 20. In a scale, a chart having weight in dications thereon, a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said chart to 23 -i,aio,aoa

dicate weights, electric means for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, said means including a switch, and a swiveled arm mounted adjacent the chart in which the switch may be arranged, where by the switch may he moved relatively to the chart.

21. In a scale, a chart having weight graduations thereon, a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said chart in indicating Weights, means for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand, and means for automatically alining the adjustable hand with the Zero graduation of said chart.

22. In a scale, a chart having weight graduations thereon, a pair of indicator hands acting in conjunction with said chart in indicating weights, means for locking one of said indicator hands in any adjusted position, means for moving the other of said indicator hands relatively to the locked indicator hand, and means for automatically alining the adjustable hand with the zero graduation of said chart, said alining means including a magnet aranged adjacent the zero graduation of the chart.

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